Weekly Brief
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4/30/26 – Week off so talking baseball, trees and South Howard Flood Relief
With no council meeting this week, a looking ahead to the baseball stadium discussion and catching up on some lingering…
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4/23/26 – Tree Workshop
This week council sits for a morning workshop on Thursday with evening land use application hearings. The workshop will be…
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Status Update
Earlier this week I announced the site would be winding down and the agenda previews would be ending. It wasn’t…
Look Ahead
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4/16/26 – Regular Meeting
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
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4/9/26 – CRA & Evening Land Use
This is a reimagined version of the Tampa City Council agenda. It removes legalese from the description, parses the Background…
More Stories
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Two States of the City
Some weeks the “State of the City” can be a very blurry version of the one presented by the Mayor.…
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This Week 5-1-25
Council picks a new Chair, a look at the 4th amendment to the contract for Hope Cottages and an explainer…
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Remind Me, What’s the Point?
Not to sound like a broken record, but as my posts spread I want new folks to understand the goal…
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Wrap Up 4-24-25
No plans for the closed Sulphur Springs pool and Council earmarks unspent funds for paving, sidewalks, stormwater maintenance and disaster…
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Local. Matters. What’s Next for Tampa Monitor
Updated the site’s tag line and a little more about the recent work I’ve done on the site and where…
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This Week 4-24-25
This week Council has a workshop in the morning and then meet in the evening to address land use applications.…



